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American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 228 National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, and Business Leaders
The 237th class of members includes philanthropist and singer-songwriter John Legend, award-winning actress…

May 9, 2017

http://marconisociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/AndreaGoldsmith.jpg600900Paula Reinmanhttp://marconisociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Marconi-Web-Logo-2-2.pngPaula Reinman2017-05-09 13:05:292017-05-09 13:05:29Marconi Society Board Member Andrea Goldsmith Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Science

Salvatore Campione has been awarded the 2017 Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Early Career Award “for innovative contributions to the electromagnetic modeling of complex systems and structures, from microwave to optical…

By NYU Wireless
This year many mobile carriers are launching early services for 5G — the next generation of wireless that promises speeds 10 to 100 times faster than 4G LTE — and a host of other technology companies are testing devices…

April 18, 2017

http://marconisociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/NYU-Grant-Image.jpg600900Paula Reinmanhttp://marconisociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Marconi-Web-Logo-2-2.pngPaula Reinman2017-04-18 10:34:332017-04-18 10:34:33FCC Grants NYU WIRELESS Early ‘Program Experimental License’ for Cutting-edge Work Throughout the Radio Spectrum

Developing gene editing technology, building computers that recognize human emotions, leading multi-billion dollar companies to renewable energy, and rebuilding civil society in a war torn nation. These are some of the Young Global Leaders Class…

CSAIL researcher honored for inventing the web and developing the protocols that spurred its global use.
MIT Professor Tim Berners-Lee, the researcher who invented the World Wide Web and is one of the world’s most influential voices…

In keeping with its commitment to encouraging young scientists in communications-related fields, the Marconi Society sponsored the poster session at WCNC2017, an annual meeting of the IEEE Communications Society. WCNC2017 was co-chaired this…

By Hojun Choi, Silicon Hills News
University of Texas president Greg Fenves and Bob Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet, explored ways that universities can have a bigger impact on the world at the “Research Universities Should be Better at…

March 17, 2017

http://marconisociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Silicon-Hills.jpg600900John Verduccihttp://marconisociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Marconi-Web-Logo-2-2.pngJohn Verducci2017-03-17 13:01:122017-03-17 13:01:12Marconi Fellow Bob Metcalfe on Encouraging More Startups at the University of Texas at Austin

By Catherine Cheney, Devex
AUSTIN, Texas — Vint Cerf — one of the fathers of the internet and now “chief internet evangelist” at Google — drew a massive crowd at South by Southwest this week for his talk on “An Internet For And…